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As part of measures put in place to ensure good health to the people of Ahafo Ano North Municipality, the Municipal directorate in collaboration with the Akwasiase health center has organized a day free health screening to the staff of the Municipal assembly. The screening was focus on eye and non communicable diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes etc. Speaking with Mrs Lilly Boakye, a physician assistant ( P A ) at Akwasiase health center, she said the program is been led by the Municipal health director Mr Boakye William. She further stated that, the health workers check your blood pressure (BP), use urine stripe to check for glucose and protein in your urine. If the results proves positive of the above sample taken, the person is therefore referred to the government hospital for treatment. Mrs Lilly Boakye further stated that, this exercise is organized by Ghana Health Service to ensure good health to the citizenry, so the Municipal health directorate started t

Rice is one of the most important food crops in west Africa, particularly in Ghana. However, production is insufficient to meet growing national demand, resulting in increased dependency on imports. About 60% of the rice consumed in Ghana is imported which amounts to $391 million per a year. This significantly increases Ghana's vulnerability to potential external shocks. One way to reverse this import dependency is to improve the local rice sector. In sub Saharan Africa, some local value chains are upgrading through technical and organisational changes led by millers and wholesalers. Such transformation are characterized by investors in upgraded milling and storing technologies, and by improving the supply system through agreement between producers and buyers. This will enable the economies of scale, improvement of product quality and better competitiveness of domestic rice sector. The Ashanti Regional minister, honourable Simon Osei Mensah has been very instrumental in championin

The National Communication Authority (NCA) has deactivated  over 7.4 million SIM cards which has not been registered. The over 7.4 million SIM cards which have not been linked to the owner’s Ghana Card cannot longer be able to receive or make phone calls. The NCA on Wednesday, May 31,  said all users of unregistered SIM cards will no longer be able to receive or make phone calls. This comes on the back of a directive from the National Communications Authority (NCA). Such SIM card users will, therefore, have their numbers deactivated and removed according to the directive from the NCA. The Director General of the NCA, Joseph Anokye, at a press conference held on Wednesday, 26 April 2023, had revealed that 11 million unregistered SIM cards will be deactivated. Mr Anokye had said: “…If you are part of this 11 million… you are not exempted. “If you are not a foreign diplomat, you are not a refugee, you will be delinked if you do not register.” Despite an earlier decision to delete